Scilab Function
Last update : 18/5/2005

manedit - editing a manual item

### Calling Sequence

  `manedit(manitem)`

### Parameters

- `manitem`: character string (usually, name of a function)

### Description

`edit(manitem)` opens the xml file associated to `manitem` in the scipad editor.

If there is no xml file associated with `manitem` and `manitem` is the name of a Scilab function scipad opens with the skeleton of the xml file produced by `help_skeleton`. This file is located in TMPDIR.

### Examples

    manedit('manedit')

    function [x,y,z]=foo123(a,b),
    x=a+b,y=a-b,z=a==b
    endfunction
    manedit foo123

### See Also

`help`, `help_skeleton`,